25 Best Goodie Bag Ideas for Kids

Most parents are very enthusiastic about their child’s parties, from a birthday party to a Halloween party, and spend days planning for them. If your child’s birthday party is coming, we’re sure you must have taken care of every little thing – from your child’s outfit to the birthday party menu to decorations. You can now almost be a party organiser! Your child’s birthday party will no doubt be a hit among kids, but not unless there’s a tiny gift for partygoers. A goodie bag for your child’s friends means that they will be content on their way out the door. But how to fill it? We’ll tell you how! We bring you some affordable goodie bag ideas for kids that your children will absolutely love!

Creative Goodie Bag Ideas for Children

Parents should never overlook the party favours for their kid’s party. Making the perfect goodie bag for a child’s birthday party takes a lot of effort and time, but a creative goodie bag is worth the effort. Kids love a not-so-conventional goodie bag. So here are some creative and fancy goodie bag ideas for a children’s birthday party.

1. Delicious Snacks and Chocolate Goodie Bag

Children love chocolates, and if you’re running out of time to come up with creative ideas, you can make a goodie bag full of chocolates and snacks. To make these goodie bags, fill them with lots of treats like chocolates, marshmallows, graham crackers, popcorn, candies, gum, etc., and you’ll be done in no time! Trust us, you’ll find so many options to choose from, and you will never go wrong with this goodie bag for any party.

2. A Flower Pot Decorating DIY Kit

A DIY kit as a goodie bag will help children get creative and explore their innate talents. To make a flower pot decorating DIY kit, take a goodie bag with flower designs on it and keep a flower pot decorating kit with some artificial flowers in it. Make more in a similar fashion. Kids can decorate the flower pot at their home and later use it as a planter or keep the artificial flowers.

3. A Puzzle Goodie Bag

Puzzles are a good way to keep kids happily engaged and work their minds. A goodie bag with a puzzle set, puzzle ball, or a jigsaw puzzle, and some chocolates in it will get children excited, plus it will be a budget-friendly option for you!

4. A Wind-Up Toy Goodie Bag

Parents are always confused about what to give to their young ones as party favours. They are too small to eat chocolates, etc., or make any craft. So if you’re celebrating your little one’s 1st birthday party, give them a goodie bag with a wind-up colourful toy. Little ones love to play with wind-up toys, and a new one is always appreciated.

5. A Tool Kit Goodie Bag

Children love to pretend to be grown-ups and play with tool kits. You can make them feel like a grown-up by gifting them a tool kit. Make cute little goodie bags and keep plastic tools in them. However, make sure that the tools are harmless and do not have pointed edges.

6. A Camping Goodie Bag

A camping goodie bag for your child’s friends will make your child’s birthday memorable for them. You can fill in the goodie bags with small flashlights, bug magnifiers, roasting sticks, small journals, marshmallows, crayons, etc. Kids love the idea of camping in their backyard, so this will make for a perfect party favour.

7. A Cute Dinosaur Goodie Bag

Dinosaur cartoons have made dinosaurs pretty popular among kids, and children love to receive dinosaur toys. So, how about making dinosaur goodie bags for partygoers? And trust us; it’s very easy to make! Take small bags with dinosaur prints on them and fill them with dinosaur toys, dinosaur gummies, dinosaur tattoos, or a dinosaur egg kit.

8. A Magical Goodie Bag

For making magical goodie bags, take colourful goodie bags and fill them with magic kits or magic trick sets with a paper magician hat, goggles, and more such items.

9. A Shark/Fish Goodie Bag

For making attractive shark or fish goodie bags, take small goodie bags and fill them with shark/fish toys, shark lollipops, shark gummies, or colourful gummy fish.

10. A Beach Goodie Bag

Why not make the beach pail your kid’s party goodie bag? Get small bright-coloured beach pails, and fill them with beach shovels, beach balls, sunglasses, bubble wands, silly straws, and water squirters.

11. A Prankster Goodie Bag

Childhood is all about fun and pranks, so what better party favour than a silly prank goodie bag! Surprise kids with a whoopee cushion or any other wonderful gifts that would serve as pranks.

12. An Educational Goodie Bag

Make learning fun by gifting educational goodie bags to your child’s friends. You can get storybooks, a fun fact book, or puzzle games and place them in a nicely decorated bag. This will make both the child and his parents happy.

13. A Bubbly Goodie Bag

If you want to make your child’s birthday memorable for his friends, give them bubbly goodie bags as a thank you gift. Add more bubble tubes and bubble gum in each goodie bag, and we’re sure kids will go out the door happy and content.

14. A Wood Craft Kit Goodie Bag

When you want to give something fun and creative, give a woodcraft kit as a party favour. They come in different designs, and kids can make fun things from the kit with their parents’ assistance.

15. A Cuddly Goodie Bag

Every kid loves soft toys and can never have enough of them. So if budget is not a constraint for you,  you can buy cute little soft toys for kids as a party favour.

16. A School/Art Kit Goodie Bag

Gifting a goodie bag filled with school/art supplies is a good option, as children can never have enough of them. Get cute goodie bags and fill them with colourful erasers, pencils, pens, colours, a notepad, drawing books, stickers, bookmarks, etc.

17. A Dress-up Goodie Bag

Children love to dress up as princesses and pirates. So what better thank you gift than a goodie bag filled with dress-up supplies such as temporary tattoos, tiaras, fake moustaches, eye patches, etc., to help them entertain themselves.

18. A Rainbow Goodie Bag

Give the kids colourful rainbow goodie bags and see them get excited about the content of the bags. Take a light blue bag, add a rainbow-coloured bow or ribbon and fill it with colourful unicorn toys, rainbow lollipops, rainbow stickers, rainbow candy belts, etc.

19. A Halloween Goodie Bag

You can gift a Halloween goodie bag at a Halloween party or even at your child’s birthday party, i.e., if your child’s birthday is around Halloween time. Make goodie bags (you can use small buckets here) with pumpkin prints on them and fill them with some Halloween celebration items such as slime, monster party hats, googly eyes, ghost balloons, some treats, etc.

20. A Grow-Your-Own-Plant Goodie Bag

 A grow-your-own-plant goodie bag is one of the most educational ideas for preschoolers. Teach the young kids to grow flowers and vegetables by gifting them a grow-your-own-plant goodie bag. Add a packet of flower or vegetable seeds with a packet of soil and complete planting instructions, and nurture their green thumb.

21. Science Goodie Bag

If your kiddo is a science buff and all his friends have their likes in the science department, then a science goodie bag would be one of the best goodie bag items for kids. You can fill the beakers with some cute candies, and add test tube bubbles, science party cups with loopy straws, safety glasses, and much more for kids.

22. Explorer Goodie Bags

Give little ones one more reason to explore their surroundings with the explorer goodie bags. Throw in some plastic or silicone animals and bugs, children’s binoculars, plastic magnifying glasses, a bug catcher kit, tweezers, or a picture book of animals and insects. With these items, children will definitely be excited to observe nature in real time.

23. Sports Goodie Bag

Sports goodie bags will be the highlight of the evening if you do the return gifting with children’s sports items. You can add sipper bottles, sports wristbands, whistles, foam fingers, and mini sports balls to the goodie bags. For a sweet treat, you can even put in some candies or chocolates in the sippy bottles. 

24. Superhero Goodie Bag

Growing up, we all had a personal favourite superhero. We bet your kiddo and his/her friends do, too. For some superhero action, you can create superhero goodie bags with items like superhero capes, themed stickers, superhero masks (like Batman, Spiderman, and Flash), comic stampers, superhero favour bags, and more.

25. Doughnut Goodie Bag

Doughnut goodie bags are not just adorable but also very useful goodie bag ideas for toddlers. You can add in a few real doughnuts, some plush doughnuts, sprinkles, rubber bracelets, doughnut yo-yos, and doughnut rings for some extra fun.

Alternatives to Goodie Bags for Kids

If you are not up for goodie bags as a return favour, either due to a tight budget or a lack of time for preparation, and thinking what to put in kids goodie bags, here are some fantastic alternatives to kids goodie bag ideas that will act as return favours:

• Picture Books: You can collect picture story books from a nearby thrift store or ask your friends or family to share with you.
• Crafts: Keep kids entertained with an on-site craft project during the party. They can take home their finished craft, which could be a painted picture frame, playdough cupcake, or similar creation as a fun keepsake.
• Balloons: Kids love balloons. If you are low on time and money, give kids balloons to take home. 
• Take-home Activity: You can gift children some craft supplies or something that will prompt them to do the craft at home, like cookie cutters for playdough, pipe cleaners for shape-making, or stickers and felt pieces for creative arrangements.
• Charity: This is the genuine ‘feel good’ moment. Choose a charity and have the children create pictures or write notes for the kids connected to that charity. Send them home with charity stickers or a postcard to remember their contribution and the impact they made

These were some ideas for fancy goodie bags for your child’s parties. Do consider them and send your child’s friend home with a smile on their face. A well-thought-out goodie bag also ensures their parents are happy. It is also the best way to show your appreciation to your child’s friends for coming to the party.

Also Read:

Unique Return Gift Ideas for Kids
Fun Party Game Ideas for Children
Children’s Day Gift Ideas for Kids
Indoor and Outdoor Party Games for Children

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